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King Charles III speaks about his cancer treatment, recovery on TV show promoting early screening
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King Charles III speaks about his cancer treatment, recovery on TV show promoting early screening

Britain’s King Charles speaks about his cancer recovery during a pre-recorded message filmed in The Morning Room at Clarence House, London, Britain, in this handout image released December 12, 2025. Tommy Forbes | Bango Studios | PA Wire | Handout | Reuters King Charles III said Friday that his cancer treatment will be reduced in the […]

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Oracle says there have been ‘no delays’ in OpenAI arrangement after stock slide
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Oracle says there have been ‘no delays’ in OpenAI arrangement after stock slide

Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk appears on a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle on Friday pushed back against a report that said the company will complete data centers for OpenAI, one of its major customers, in 2028, rather […]

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High-end Swiss chocolatier Läderach rules out U.S. production despite tariff shock
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High-end Swiss chocolatier Läderach rules out U.S. production despite tariff shock

Key Points CEO Johannes Läderach categorically stated “never” when asked if his company ever considered opening a production site in the U.S. to circumvent export duties. The Swiss chocolatier faced a shock over the summer as U.S. tariffs on Swiss imports jumped to 39%, though they have since settled at 15%. The levies came on […]

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India’s inflation rises to 0.71% in November as decline in food, fuel prices loses steam
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India’s inflation rises to 0.71% in November as decline in food, fuel prices loses steam

Shoppers purchase groceries at the upscale LuLu Hypermarket located in the Lulu International Shopping Mall in Kerala, India, on May 25, 2022. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s consumer inflation rose to 0.71% in November, accelerating from an all-time low of 0.25% in the prior month. The headline inflation number was in line with […]

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European markets rise as Wall Street sentiment spills over
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European markets rise as Wall Street sentiment spills over

LONDON — European markets were in positive territory on Friday, buoyed by Wall Street’s record-breaking rally on Thursday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.4% higher at 9:42 a.m. in London (4:42 a.m. ET). Global investors will be watching the latest developments between Ukraine and Russia on Friday amid warnings by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that […]

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AI-led tech slide extends into third day as Oracle, Nvidia, fall in premarket trading
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AI-led tech slide extends into third day as Oracle, Nvidia, fall in premarket trading

U.S. artificial intelligence names were in negative territory in premarket trading on Friday, extending losses into their third day. Oracle was 1.3% lower in premarket trading, Nvidia and Micron fell 0.9%, and CoreWeave was down 1.4% at 4:30 a.m. ET. The share price of cloud computing and database software maker Oracle plummeted on Thursday, ending the […]

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UK economy unexpectedly shrunk before Budget
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UK economy unexpectedly shrunk before Budget

Pedestrians walk past British Union flag designs on advertisements. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. economy unexpectedly contracted in the three months to October, according to official figures released Friday. It follows a 0.1% expansion over the three months to September. Economists had expected 0% growth over the period. The Office for […]

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Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia
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Thailand dissolves parliament, heightening political turmoil as Trump seeks to salvage ceasefire with Cambodia

Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand’s prime minister, speaks to members of the media on the sidelines of a seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Dario Pignatelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Thailand’s king has approved the dissolution of parliament, deepening political instability in the Southeast Asian nation ahead of an attempt by the U.S. […]

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Trump scared Europe with his national security strategy. That’s no bad thing, ex-CIA chief says
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Trump scared Europe with his national security strategy. That’s no bad thing, ex-CIA chief says

Gen. David Petraeus, Former CIA Director, Fmr. Central Commander and American commander in Iraq. Adam Jeffery | CNBC The White House’s new national security strategy gave Europe a scare last week as it warned the region faced “civilizational erasure” and questioned whether it could remain a geopolitical partner for America. The document shocked allies on the […]

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TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over  billion crypto collapse
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TerraUSD creator Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion crypto collapse

Do Kwon, a South Korean cryptocurrency executive charged with fraud, stands with his attorney David Patton to plead guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in New York City, New York, U.S., August 12, 2025 in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg | Reuters Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital […]

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